JP2018015093A - Performance device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a powerful performance by causing a stereoscopic effect to stand out.SOLUTION: A performance device for a game machine includes a liquid crystal display device 12 and a character accessory 21 disposed in front of the liquid crystal display device 12. The character accessory 21 is molded into a stereoscopic shape having an undulation on the surface. By a synergetic effect by the stereoscopic character accessory 21 and a performance image displayed from the back by the liquid crystal display device 12, a stereoscopic effect of the character accessory 21 is caused to stand out, and a powerful performance can be achieved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device for a gaming machine used for the effect of a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, as this kind of effect device for a gaming machine, a device provided with a liquid crystal display and a panel formed as a flat plate without unevenness and disposed in front of the display screen of the liquid crystal display has been proposed (for example, , See Patent Document 1). The panel is provided with a light-transmitting three-dimensional display unit made up of characters and figures, and a background unit having a lower light transmission than the three-dimensional display unit around the three-dimensional display unit. A specific image of a single color that overlaps and has a shape in which the outline overlaps the background portion is displayed. Thereby, it is supposed that the player can visually recognize the three-dimensional display unit so as to protrude from the background unit.

JP2013-154094A

  However, in the above-described effect device for gaming machines, since the panel is a flat plate, the stereoscopic effect is not sufficient, and it is difficult to realize a powerful effect.

  The production device for a gaming machine according to the present invention has a main object of enabling a powerful production by making a stereoscopic effect stand out.

  The effect device for gaming machines of the present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the main object described above.

The effect device for gaming machines of the present invention,
An effect device for a gaming machine provided on the front side of an image display device capable of displaying a plurality of types of images,
It has a production member that is transparent and has a three-dimensional shape with undulations on the surface,
The effect member is provided with a pattern,
The image displayed on the image display device through the effect member can be visually recognized.
This is the gist.

  The effect device for gaming machines of the present invention includes a transparent effect member formed in a three-dimensional shape having a undulation on the surface. And a design is provided in a production | presentation member and the image displayed on an image display apparatus through a production | presentation member is made visible. Thereby, by superimposing the three-dimensional effect member and the display image of the image display device, the three-dimensional effect of the effect member can be emphasized and a powerful effect can be realized.

  In the effect device for a gaming machine of the present invention, the symbol may be a partially transparent symbol. In this way, the player can surely see the image from the image display device from the transparent portion of the symbol, and therefore, the decorativeness of the effect member is enhanced by the combination of the symbol and the display image of the image display device. be able to.

  Moreover, in the effect device for a gaming machine of the present invention, the effect member may be formed in a shape imitating a predetermined character. In this case, the image display device may display an image having substantially the same size as the character. In this way, the three-dimensional effect of the character can be made more conspicuous by superimposing the character of the effect member and the image of substantially the same size of the image display device.

  Moreover, in the effect device for a gaming machine of the present invention, the image display device may display an image having substantially the same size as the symbol. If it carries out like this, the three-dimensional effect of a design can be made more conspicuous by superimposing the design of an effect member and the image of the substantially same size of an image display apparatus.

  Furthermore, in the effect device for a gaming machine of the present invention, the effect member includes a plurality of members, and one design is configured by a combination of the plurality of members, and at least one member of the plurality of members is another It is good also as what is arrange | positioned in this side rather than this member. In this way, the stereoscopic effect of the effect member can be made more prominent. In addition, by dividing the production member into a plurality of members, it is possible to increase the size of the production member while ensuring the capacity to accommodate the limited space of the gaming machine, enabling a more powerful production. be able to. Here, when the effect member is formed in a shape imitating a predetermined character, the “plural members” may include a face member imitating a face and a torso imitating a torso. . In this case, the face member (at least one member) may be disposed closer to the front side than the body member (other member).

  In addition, the effect device for a gaming machine of the present invention may include a light guide plate device that is interposed between the effect member and the image display device and capable of performing predetermined light emission display. By so doing, variations in the production pattern can be made more diverse by combining the image display device and the light guide plate device.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a gaming machine 1. It is a block diagram (effect execution state) which shows the outline of a structure of the effect device 20 for game machines. It is a block diagram (normal state) which shows the outline of a structure of the presentation device 20 for game machines. It is a side view which shows the side surface of the character accessory 21. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the face drive device 30 which drives the face part 22. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the chest drive device 40 which drives the right chest part 23 and the left chest part 24. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the structure which looked at the chest drive unit 40 from the back side. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a fist part drive device 50 that drives a fist part 25. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a light guide panel 60. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of a light guide panel 60. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of character production. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of character production. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section of the light guide panel 160 of a modification.

  Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the gaming machine 1, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram (production execution state) showing an outline of the configuration of the game effect device 20, and FIG. 3 is an effect device 20 for the game machine. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a side surface of the character accessory 21. FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 is configured as a pachinko machine that uses a game ball to play a game. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 has a substantially rectangular main body 2 and a gaming area that is provided in the center of the front surface of the main body 2 and allows the game ball to flow down. A game board 3 having an upper side, a speaker 4 provided above the game board 3 for outputting various sound effects and notification sounds, an upper tray 5 and a lower tray 6 provided below the game board 3 and storing game balls. A launch handle 7 for launching the game ball stored in the upper tray 5 to the game board 3 and an effect button 18 provided at the center of the upper tray 5 and operable by the player.

  The game board 3 includes a symbol display device 11 disposed in the lower right portion of the game area, a liquid crystal display device 12 serving as an image display device disposed in the center of the game area and displaying various effect images, and a front of the liquid crystal display device 12. And a transparent light guide panel 60 that allows a visual effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12 to be visually recognized, and a first start port (fixed start) that is disposed below the liquid crystal display device 12 and into which a game ball can enter. Mouth) 13, a second start port 14 (variable start port) 14 that can be opened and closed below the first start port 13 and into which a game ball can enter, and a lower right side of the liquid crystal display device 12 that can be opened and closed. A large winning opening 15 through which a game ball can enter, an out port 16 for collecting the game ball flowing down to the lower part of the game area, a center accessory 17 arranged so as to surround the liquid crystal display device 12, and a normal Is retracted to the back side of the center actor 17 (Fig. The character object which is exposed to the front of the liquid crystal display device 12 from the center accessory 17 at a predetermined performance execution timing (see FIG. 2) and performs an effect (character effect) using the character together with the liquid crystal display device 12. 21 are provided. Here, the structure provided with the character accessory 21 and the light guide panel 60 corresponds to the effect device for gaming machine 20 of the present invention.

  In the gaming machine 1, a special symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 11 on the basis of the game ball entering the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, and when the variable display time ends, the change occurs. Stop displaying the special symbol being displayed. At this time, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed with a predetermined jackpot symbol, a jackpot game for opening the big prize opening 15 is executed. Further, in the gaming machine 1, during the variation display of the special symbol, a symbol variation effect is performed in which the effect symbol is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12. In the symbol variation effect, a reach effect, a notice effect, a button effect, etc. are performed with a variation display of the effect symbol, and it is suggested that the player may stop displaying the special symbol as a big hit symbol by these effects. The effect device 20 for gaming machines executes the character effect with the reach effect, the notice effect, and the button effect described above, and the character effect 21 is made to appear in front of the liquid crystal display device 12 by the character effect. Suggest to the player that this is likely.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game machine effect device 20 includes a character part 21 including a face portion 22, a right chest portion 23, a left chest portion 24, and a fist portion 25, and a face portion drive device that drives the face portion 22. 30, a chest drive device 40 for driving the left chest portion 23 and the right chest portion 24, a fistula drive device 50 for driving the fist portion 25, and a central portion where the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 12 is arranged is opened. A rectangular frame 29 to which a face drive device 30, a chest drive device 40, and a fist drive device 50 are fixed is provided at the periphery.

  The face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24 and fist part 25 are all formed to a predetermined thickness (for example, about 2 mm) using a highly transparent material (transparent resin) such as acrylic or polycarbonate. As shown in FIG. 10, the surface is formed into a three-dimensional shape having undulations. The face portion 22, the right chest portion 23, the left chest portion 24, and the fist portion 25 are combined to form one character combination imitating a predetermined character (for example, an animation character). As shown in FIG. 4, the face 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24, and the fist 25 are formed of the fist 25, the face 22, and the left chest 24 (the right chest 23) from the front side toward the back side. Arranged in order. As described above, in addition to the face part 22, the right chest part 23, the left chest part 24, and the fist part 25 being molded in a three-dimensional shape, the character accessory 21 is close to the player depending on the arrangement position thereof. The three-dimensional effect is felt.

  Further, the face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24 and fist part 25 are respectively a print area in which a pattern is printed (an area other than the hatched area in FIG. 3) and a non-print area T in which no pattern is printed. (Hatched area in FIG. 3). Since the face portion 22, the right chest portion 23, the left chest portion 24, and the fist portion 25 are formed of a highly transparent material, the player can display an effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12 via the non-printing area T. And clearly visible. The print area has some transparency although the transparency is lower than that of the non-print area. For this reason, the player can visually recognize the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12 through the print area.

  FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the face driving device 30 that drives the face 22. As shown in the drawing, the face drive device 30 extends from the drive motor 31, a rotating member 33 that rotates by a drive force transmitted from the drive motor 31 via a plurality of transmission gears 32, and the face 22. An extending piece 35 that can turn around a moving shaft 35a, and a rotating shaft that is attached to one end of the rotating member 33 so as to be eccentric with respect to the rotating shaft 33a of the rotating member 33 and whose other end is a rotating shaft of the extending piece 35. A drive arm 34 rotatably attached to a position eccentric with respect to 35a. As shown in FIG. 5A, the face drive device 30 pulls the drive arm 34 to the right side in the drawing by driving the rotary member 33 counterclockwise by the drive motor 31, and the extending piece 35. Is rotated counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 35a. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the face 22 is exposed to the opening side of the rectangular frame 29 (exposed state). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, the face drive device 30 pushes the drive arm 34 to the left in the drawing by rotating the rotary member 33 clockwise by the drive motor 31, thereby extending the extension piece 35. Is rotated clockwise about the rotation shaft 35a. As a result, the face 22 is in a retracted state (retracted state) to the peripheral edge of the rectangular frame 29 as shown in FIG. The face drive device 30 is provided with a rotational position detection sensor 38 that detects the rotational position of the rotary member 33 in order to detect the retracted state of the face 22 as an initial position.

  FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the chest drive device 40 that drives the right chest portion 23 and the left chest portion 24, and FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing an overview of the configuration of the chest drive device 40 as viewed from the back side. As shown in the figure, the chest drive device 40 includes a drive motor 41, a rotating member 43 that rotates by a drive force transmitted from the drive motor 41 via a plurality of transmission gears 42, and a right chest portion 23 that extends from the vicinity of the groove. A right chest side extending piece 45 that can be turned around a turning shaft 45a and a left chest portion 24 that extends from the vicinity of the groove and can turn around a turning shaft 46a adjacent to the turning shaft 45a. Connecting gear 45b (see FIG. 7) provided on the left chest side extending piece 46, the rotating shaft 45a of the right chest side extending piece 45 and the rotating shaft 46a of the left chest side extending piece 46, respectively. ) And the connecting gear 46b, one end of which is rotatably attached to a position eccentric to the rotation shaft 43a of the rotating member 43, and the other end is eccentric to the rotation shaft 45a of the right chest side extending piece 45. Drive arm 4 mounted pivotably in position And, equipped with a. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the chest drive unit 40 rotates the rotating member 43 counterclockwise by the drive motor 41, thereby pulling the drive arm 44 downward in the drawing and extending the right chest side. The stay piece 45 is rotated clockwise around the rotation shaft 45a. Since the rotation shaft 45a of the right chest side extending piece 45 and the rotation shaft 46b of the left chest side extending piece 46 are provided with a connecting gear 45b and a connecting gear 46b, respectively, the right chest side extending. When the piece 45 rotates clockwise, the left chest extending piece 46 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with it. As a result, the right chest part 23 and the left chest part 24 are combined with each other and are exposed to the opening side of the rectangular frame 29 (exposed state). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the chest drive device 40 pushes the drive arm 44 upward in the drawing and extends to the right chest side by rotating the rotary member 43 clockwise by the drive motor 41. The piece 45 is rotated counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 45a. Also, the left chest side extending piece 46 is rotated clockwise in conjunction with the rotation of the right chest side extending piece 45 by the connecting gear 45b and the connecting gear 46b. As a result, the right chest part 23 and the left chest part 24 are rotated in a direction away from each other about the vicinity of the groove part and are retracted to the peripheral part of the rectangular frame 29 (retracted state). The chest drive device 40 is provided with a rotational position detection sensor 48 that detects the rotational position of the rotation member 43 in order to detect the retracted state of the right chest 23 and the left chest 24 as an initial position.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the fist unit driving device 50 that drives the fist unit 25. As shown in FIG. 8, the fist drive device 50 includes a belt 52 that is stretched around a drive motor 51, a drive roller (not shown) that is rotationally driven by the drive motor 51, and a driven roller (not shown). And an extending piece 53 that extends from the fist part 25 and is attached to the belt 52. As shown in FIG. 8A, the fist part driving device 50 is driven by a drive motor 51 so that the belt 52 circulates counterclockwise, whereby the extending piece 53 attached to the belt 52 is illustrated. Move upward. As a result, the fist unit 25 is exposed to the opening side of the rectangular frame 29 (exposed state). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the fist unit driving device 50 drives the belt 52 around the belt 52 by the drive motor 51, thereby extending the extended piece 53 attached to the belt 52 in the drawing. Move down. As a result, the fist unit 25 is in a state of being retracted to the periphery of the rectangular frame 29 (a retracted state). The fist unit driving device 50 is provided with a vertical position detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the vertical position of the extended piece 53 in order to detect the retracted state of the fist unit 25 as an initial position.

  FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the light guide panel 60, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross section of the light guide panel 60. As shown in the figure, the light guide panel 60 is disposed so as to be interposed between the character accessory 21 and the liquid crystal display device 12, for example, a panel main body 61 formed of a transparent acrylic plate or polycarbonate plate, LED 63 arranged so that light can be incident from the side surface of panel main body 61. The light guide panel 60 has a predetermined pattern of grooves 62 carved on the back surface (or front surface) of the panel main body 61, and the light is incident from the side surface of the panel main body 61 by the LED 63, thereby displaying the predetermined pattern in a light-emitting manner. In the present embodiment, the predetermined pattern is formed in a pattern along the outline of the front character combination 21, and the outline portion of the character combination 21 is emitted to the player by causing the light guide panel 60 to emit light. You can make it look like you are doing. Of course, since the panel main body 61 is formed of a transparent plate, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to visually recognize the light guide panel 60 (panel main body 61) if the LED 63 is turned off.

  FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are explanatory diagrams showing the appearance of the character effect. As shown in FIG. 11, the game machine directing device 20 causes a character accessory 21 to appear in front of the liquid crystal display device 12, and behind the character accessory 21, the character accessory 21 (design) is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12. Character effects are performed by displaying character images IM1 of approximately the same shape and size. Thereby, the three-dimensional effect of the character accessory 21 can be made to stand out by superimposing the three-dimensional character accessory 21 and the character image IM1 of the liquid crystal display device 12.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the gaming machine effect device 20 causes a character accessory 21 to appear in front of the liquid crystal display device 12, and an effect image (for example, an effect image such as light or flame) around the character accessory 21. ) It is also possible to execute an effect added to the character accessory 21 by displaying IM2 (for example, an effect in which the character accessory 21 is wearing an aura by the effect image IM2 such as light or flame). Further, in the game machine effect device 20, the non-printing area T of the character accessory 21 has high transparency, so that various effect images displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12 behind the character accessory 21 are displayed in the non-printing area. The player can clearly see through T and various decorations can be given to the character accessory 21. In addition, since the print area of the character accessory 21 has a slight transparency, the effect image displayed behind the character accessory 21 can be visually recognized through the print area.

  The gaming machine effect device 20 of the present invention described above includes the liquid crystal display device 12 and the character accessory 21 arranged in front of the liquid crystal display device 12, and the character accessory 21 has a relief on the surface. Mold into shape. As a result, it is possible to execute a powerful effect by making the character effect 21 stand out by the synergistic effect of the three-dimensional character accessory 21 and the effect image displayed from behind by the liquid crystal display device 12. Become.

  In addition, since the gaming machine directing device 20 interposes the light guide panel 60 between the character accessory 21 and the liquid crystal display device 12, the light emission display of the character accessory 21 and the light guide panel 60 and the liquid crystal display device 12. A powerful effect can be executed by combining with the image display.

  Further, the game machine production device 20 is configured such that the character accessory 21 is composed of a face portion 22, a right chest portion 23, a left chest portion 24, and a fist portion 25, which are moved from the near side toward the far side, the fist portion 25, Since the face portion 22, the right chest portion 23, and the left chest portion 24 are arranged in this order, the three-dimensional effect of the character accessory 21 can be made more prominent. In addition, by dividing the character accessory 21 into a plurality of members (the face portion 22, the right chest portion 23, the left chest portion 24, and the fist portion 25), while ensuring the capacity of the gaming machine 1 in a limited space, The size of the character accessory 21 can be increased, and a more powerful performance can be executed.

  In the game machine production device 20 according to the embodiment, the symbols are provided on the surface of the character accessory 21 (the face portion 22, the right chest portion 23, the left chest portion 24, and the fist portion 25), but the symbols are provided on the back surface. Also good.

  In the gaming machine directing device 20 of the embodiment, a character area 21 (face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25) is printed with a print area and a non-print area T with no design printed. However, the non-printing area T may not be provided by printing the pattern on the entire surface of the character accessory 21.

  In the game machine effect device 20 of the embodiment, the character object 21 (effect member) is provided with a pattern by printing, but the effect member may be provided with a pattern by other methods such as vapor deposition.

  In the gaming machine directing device 20 of the embodiment, the character role 21 is formed into a shape imitating an animation character, but it may be a shape imitating another character such as a person or an animal, A shape imitating a symbol mark may be used.

  In the gaming machine effect device 20 of the embodiment, the character accessory 21 is divided into four members, that is, a face part 22, a right chest part 23, a left chest part 24, and a fist part 25. It is good also as what is divided | segmented into one or five or more members. For example, the character combination may be divided into two members, a face part and a body part. Further, the character accessory may be constituted by a single member.

  In the game machine effect device 20 of the embodiment, the light guide panel 60 is configured by forming the groove 62 having a predetermined pattern on the back surface of the panel main body 61. However, as shown in the light guide panel 160 of the modification of FIG. A light diffusing portion 162 such as embossing may be formed on the entire back surface of the panel body 161, and light incident from the side surface may be diffused over the entire surface by an LED (not shown) to emit light over the entire surface. . In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, a transparent panel 171 in which grooves 172 having a predetermined pattern are formed may be added to the front (or rear) of the light guide panel 160.

  In the gaming machine effect device 20 of the embodiment, the light guide panel 60 is interposed between the character accessory 21 and the liquid crystal display device 12, but the light guide panel 60 may not be provided.

  In the game machine effect device 20 of the embodiment, the liquid crystal display device 12 is used as the image display device. However, any other device can be used as long as it can display a plurality of types of images by light emission, such as an organic EL display. An image display device may be used.

  In the embodiments, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but a gaming machine other than a pachinko machine, such as a slot machine, a fusion machine of a slot machine and a pachinko machine, and the like. The present invention may be applied to other gaming machines.

  The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems will be described. In the embodiment, the liquid crystal display device 12 corresponds to an “image display device”, and the character accessory 21 corresponds to an “effect member”. Further, the face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25 correspond to “a plurality of members”, and the fist 25 and face 22 correspond to “at least one member”, and the right chest 23 and left The chest 24 corresponds to “another member”. The light guide panel 60 corresponds to a “light guide panel device”.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to such embodiment at all, Of course, in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it can implement with a various form. is there.

  The present invention can be used in the manufacturing industry of a game machine presentation device.

  1 gaming machine, 2 main body, 3 game board, 4 speaker, 5 upper tray, 6 lower tray, 7 launch handle, 11 symbol display device, 12 liquid crystal display device, 13 first start port, 14 second start port, 15 large Winning mouth, 16 out mouth, 17 center role, 18 direction buttons, 20 game machine direction device, 21 character role, 22 face, 23 right chest, 24 left chest, 25 fist, 29 rectangular frame, 30 face Part driving device, 31 driving motor, 32 transmission gear, 33 rotating member, 33a rotating shaft, 34 driving arm, 35 extending piece, 35a rotating shaft, 38 rotational position detection sensor, 40 chest driving device, 41 driving motor, 42 Transmission gear, 43 Rotating member, 43a Rotating shaft, 44 Drive arm, 45 Right chest side extending piece, 45a Rotating shaft, 45b Connecting gear, 46 Left chest side extending Piece, 46a Rotating shaft, 46b Connection gear, 48 Rotation position detection sensor, 50 Fist drive device, 51 Drive motor, 52 Belt, 53 Extension piece, 60, 160 Light guide panel, 61, 161 Panel body, 62 Groove , 63 LED, 162 light diffusion part, 171 transparent panel, 172 groove, T non-printing area, IM1 character image, IM2 effect image.

Claims (7)

An effect device for a gaming machine provided on the front side of an image display device capable of displaying a plurality of types of images,
It has a production member that is transparent and has a three-dimensional shape with undulations on the surface,
The effect member is provided with a pattern,
The image displayed on the image display device through the effect member can be visually recognized.
An effect device for a gaming machine. An effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 1,
The symbol is a partially transparent symbol,
An effect device for a gaming machine. An effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The effect member is formed in a shape imitating a predetermined character,
An effect device for a gaming machine. An effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 3,
The image display device displays an image of substantially the same size as the character;
An effect device for a gaming machine. A game machine rendering device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The image display device displays an image of substantially the same size as the design;
An effect device for a gaming machine. A rendering device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The production member comprises a plurality of members,
One design is constituted by a combination of the plurality of members,
At least one member of the plurality of members is disposed on the near side with respect to the other members.
An effect device for a gaming machine. An effect device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An effect device for a gaming machine, comprising: a light guide panel device interposed between the effect member and the image display device and capable of performing predetermined light emission display.